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There’s something about SSR that just feels different from other engineering firms. Maybe it’s our unbridled passion for solving highly complex technical problems. Or maybe it’s that everyone at SSR is truly excited about their work and committed to one another.
Sure, we’re engineers, but we’re also refreshingly human. We’re great listeners and even better problem-solvers. We break down silos and collaborate across teams. And as a result, the quality of our work is undeniable.
We excel at delivering custom solutions that support exceptional patient care and energy efficiency for the healthcare market. Our team designs
and implements systems that ensure all types of medical facilities run seamlessly, from equipment and infrastructure replacements to sustainable, greenfield hospitals. By integrating energy-efficient technologies, we enhance operational performance while reducing environmental impact. We prioritize patient safety, comfort, operational efficiency, and the needs of healthcare professionals in every project.
What’s the secret? We put our money where our heart is. As a 100% colleague-owned firm, you’d be hard pressed to find a team that’s more dedicated, agile, and collaborative than SSR. We run our projects like we own them — because we do.
Design
Our design services combine technical excellence with creative innovation. We deliver comprehensive engineering solutions that are functional, operationally efficient, and sustainable. Our team excels in various disciplines, ensuring that every project is executed with expertise, code compliance, and quality assurance.
Audiovisual • Building Enclosure • Civil Site • Communications Systems • Energy Modeling • I+C / Process • MEP/FP Engineering • Structural • Transportation • Water / Environmental
Consulting
Our consulting services are designed to provide strategic insights and practical solutions for your unique challenges. We work closely with you to understand your goals and develop customized strategies that drive success. From initial assessments to implementation, our team is with you every step of the way.
Building Enclosure • Building Performance • Construction Engineering & Inspection • Commissioning • Medical Equipment • Security • Sustainability • Technology Innovation
Planning
Effective planning is the foundation of any successful project. Our consultants develop comprehensive plans, specific to your unique project needs, from urban planning to sustainability guidelines.
Condition Assessments & Investigations • GIS • Master Planning • Transportation Planning • Urban Planning
Our Healthcare
Acute Care Facilities Pediatrics
A trailblazer in acute care facilities for over 55 years, we focus on revolutionizing patient-centered care with unwavering excellence. From emergency medicine to critical care and surgical services, we ensure top-notch solutions for complex healing facilities.
We’ve had the honor of collaborating with some of the top children’s hospitals nationwide, witnessing firsthand the evolution in patient care models. This exposure to cutting-edge trends and research empowers us to bring valuable experience to our pediatric clients. We’re dedicated to applying this knowledge to our designs, creating environments where children and their families receive the best possible care.
Healthcare Expertise Academic Medical Centers Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Academic medical centers excel by balancing clinical care, research, and education. Our team understands the unique needs of these facilities and are dedicated to setting the standard for modern patient care. We focus on enhancing teaching environments, patient outcomes, and flexibility for multidisciplinary care teams.
Improving patient outcomes and satisfaction while reducing overall costs is fueling demand for outpatient care options. These dynamic facilities, from ambulatory centers to rehab and freestanding emergency departments, maximize space and flexibility to adapt to community needs. Our team excels in designing systems that ensure comfort and convenience for seamless same-day procedures.
Our Healthcare
Behavioral Health Cancer Centers
Behavioral health facilities have unique needs, from mental health and substance abuse to neuro/trauma rehab and beyond. These diverse facility types are meticulously designed to promote optimal healing and well-being, with a strong emphasis on safety and efficiency. Our team excels in creating spaces tailored to these needs.
Consumer preferences and healthcare reform are rapidly shifting cancer treatment to outpatient settings, pushing traditional facility boundaries. Our approach ensures environmental comfort and flexible system controls for personalized patient care. By prioritizing patient comfort and enhancing clinical workflow, we are transforming the cancer treatment experience.
Healthcare Expertise Heart Hospitals Medical Office Buildings
We prioritize creating state-of-the-art heart hospitals that integrate advanced medical technologies with patient-centric design. Our focus is on optimizing the layout for efficient workflows, ensuring that critical care areas are easily accessible while maintaining a calming environment for patients and staff. We also emphasize sustainable building practices, incorporating energy-efficient systems and materials to support the health of patients and the environment.
Medical office buildings (MOBs) are transforming community healthcare by bringing a wide range of services closer to patients. From comprehensive physician visits and diagnostics to urgent care and pharmacy services, MOBs offer unparalleled convenience. We are well-versed in the unique requirements of these diverse facilities, paving the way for more accessible and efficient healthcare solutions closer to home.
Meet The
Terry Madden Principal
Mike Miller Principal
Kirstie Nugent Principal
The Team
Wes Richardson Electrical Engineer
William Loeffel Principal
Karley Fant Business Development Director
Project Experience.
Project Experience.
Atrium Union West Hospital
Stallings, NC
Atrium Union West Hospital + Medical Office Building
The new Atrium Health campus in Stallings, NC includes a 150,000 SF hospital and 65,000 SF medical office building. The hospital offers emergency, inpatient, and outpatient care to better support the needs of the community and ensures residents continue to have local access to world-class patient care. The hospital features 36 licensed acute-care beds; eight labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum (LDRP) rooms; and four intensive care unit (ICU) beds. The emergency department is open 24 hours a day and seven days a week, with an available helipad. There are three operating rooms, plus one gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy suite and one cesarean delivery (C-section) operating room. Imaging, laboratory, and pharmacy services are also available onsite.
Atrium, who had not designed and built a greenfield hospital in over 25 years, engaged SSR to provide mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, and technology design services for both the hospital and MOB. The hospital runs on traditional MEP systems. A percentage of the patient rooms were designed to be acuity adaptable to convert from Med Surg to ICU in the future.
2023 AIA Charlotte Top Design Award
Atrium Kenilworth Medical Plaza, MOB I + II
Atrium Health Kenilworth Medical Plaza I and II is a $230 million investment into improved care. The more than 400,000 SF plaza integrates a range of top-rated specialty services across disciplines into one location. Patients will have access to outpatient care across the medical spectrum, including teams from Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, Atrium Health Neurosciences Institute, Atrium Health Pharmacy, Atrium Health Perspective Health & Wellness, gastroenterology, infectious disease, palliative care, pulmonology, and urology.
Kenilworth Medical Plaza I is the new flagship location for Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, bringing many of its outpatient services under one roof. Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute – Kenilworth includes five floors of complex specialty care services.
A nine-story, 1,400-plus-space parking deck accompanies the building. The structure and its neighboring medical office building are connected by a four-level pedestrian bridge.
SSR was selected to perform technology design and consulting services.
Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine
The Mission Hospital for Advanced Medicine project is a 608,000 SF expansion that replaced and relocated services of Mission St. Joe Hospital from across Biltmore Avenue onto the main Mission campus in Asheville, NC. The 11-floor tower includes intensive diagnostic and treatment modalities (ED, interventional surgery, cath, and ICU) in addition to multiple nursing unit floors.
The project involved complicated phasing and interconnection with existing utilities that required the combined effort of both designer and builder. SSR and the general contractor engaged the major trade subcontractors in an extensive design-assist program to enable the subs to begin their coordination and fabrication processes early (to meet an aggressive project schedule) and to identify and resolve coordination issues before they hit the field. The project is completed, and the integrated delivery process has been a model for other owners in the region. SSR provided engineering design services including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology.
Spartanburg Regional Union Medical Center
The Spartanburg Regional Health System’s new Union Medical Center officially opened to hospital patients in February of 2025. This 99,600 SF facility centralizes healthcare services under one roof, creating a sustainable model to address rural health needs driving critical access for the future of the community. The $55-million center features the Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health, emergency care, Gibbs Cancer Center infusion services, imaging services, inpatient care, lab, primary and pediatric care, and an inpatient pharmacy. To enhance the patient experience, the campus includes a healing garden, a quarter-mile outdoor walking trail with exercise equipment, ample outdoor space, and other ammenities. SSR provided engineering design services including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology.
Prisma Health LexingtonGreenwise
SSR provided engineering design services for the conversion of a former grocery store into a premier Medical Office Building (MOB) for Prisma Health, located in the heart of Lexington. This new facility features over 30 exam rooms and is equipped to support multiple medical practices, including OB/GYN, Cardiology, and Physical Therapy (PT). It also includes full laboratories, office spaces, and conference rooms, ensuring that the space is well-prepared to serve Prisma Health and the surrounding community for years to come. SSR provided engineering design services including mechanical, electrical, and plumbing.
Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Health Project East
The project involves constructing a new seven-story patient care tower and renovating existing facilities, including the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU), Trauma Intensive Care Unit (Trauma ICU), Surgery, Perioperative, Imaging, and Central Sterile departments. The SSR medical equipment planning team is providing essential services such as equipment planning, inventory management, procurement, and move management to ensure the new and renovated spaces are well-equipped and operationally efficient.
Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill
Tenet Healthcare includes 480 ambulatory surgery centers and surgical hospitals, 61 hospitals, and approximately 110 additional outpatient centers and other sites of care across the country.
SSR performed mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and technology services for Tenet’s Piedmont Medical Center in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The project included 200,000 SF of new construction. The center features 100 patient beds, all new equipment, and high-level technology.
Mission Cancer Center
This Asheville, NC project was a 107,000 SF, free standing MOB, including a parking deck, two linear accelerators, cyber knife, and HDR vault. Also included was a CT simulation and PET CT. The building was designed for two future floors which will include comprehensive IT/technology systems planning with structured cabling, nurse call/code blue, televisions and television distribution systems, closed circuit and interactive video systems, security (card access, door monitoring, duress alarm), telephony/ VoIP infrastructure expansion, WAN infrastructure, GPS wireless clock distribution, and physicians dictation. The project consisted of four linear accelerators, a pediatric oncology unit, with infusion and support spaces.
GMH Behavioral Health ED Renovations
This project was the first of several behavioral health related projects for Prisma Health. The scope of this project was 7,000 SF renovation to the emergency department at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC to develop a 14-bed Behavioral Health unit. Because this was the first of several Behavioral Health projects within hospitals in this system, we worked at a system level to define the Behavioral Health standards within which to design and then standardized on fixture types across multiple projects. The Owner chose the Patient Safety Standards, Materials, and System Guidelines, recommended by the New York State Office of Mental Health as the design standard.
Prisma Health Centennial ASC
Prisma Health has initiated the construction of a new ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in Greenville, SC aimed at enhancing access to same-day surgical procedures for residents of the Upstate. The two-story, 45,351 SF facility features six fully equipped operating rooms on the upper level, with the lower level reserved for future development. Opened in fall 2024, the center offers efficient and high-quality care for urology, gynecology, and general surgery.
Duke University Medical Pavillion
SSR provided comprehensive medical technology planning and design services for the 608,000 SF expansion of the Medical Pavilion at the Duke University Medical Center. The project consisted of a nine-story, 160-bed acute care facility that includes a new intensive care space, 18 state-of-the-art operating rooms, and enhanced patient amenities.
Atrium Health Pineville Bed Tower + CEP
Atrium Health Pineville was opened in 1987 by the Sisters of Mercy to serve the rapidly growing southern part of Mecklenburg County. The new tower created a capacity of 307 patient beds with each room able to transition between varying levels of care — from acute care to intensive care unit (ICU) to rehabilitation care. SSR completed MEP commissioning services for the 236,000 SF, eight-story medical, surgical, and maternity patient tower with 110,000 SF in renovation.
Mission Health McDowell Replacement Hospital
The new Mission Hospital McDowell was designed to serve the community’s unique and growing healthcare needs now and into the future. This cutting-edge, three-floor, 105,000 SF facility was designed to provide the most current technology, effective care, and customized and easy-to-access care for patients and families. This facility includes enhanced operating rooms, five dedicated birthing suites, and family zones that prioritize the comfort of families and loved ones. SSR provided medical equipment planning services.
Brunswick Novant Medical Center
SSR provided commissioning services for this $107 million, 217,000 SF facility with 78 beds (74 acute care and four observation beds), five operating rooms. 24-hour emergency department, maternity center, intensive and progressive care units, surgical services, and imaging and laboratory services, physical therapy, speech therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation.
Duke University Bed Tower Addition
The new Duke University Medical Center (DUMC) Bed Tower
Addition is an important project that will play an integral role in the campus-wide transformation to patient care. The 490,000 SF, 13-story bed tower includes 350 flexible patient rooms to accommodate varying degrees of acuity. In addition to patient rooms, the new facility will house a small pharmacy and building support services on the lower two floors, and a pediatric cath lab on the first floor. SSR provided equipment planning services for the project, including asset management.
